When We Were Alive

by C.J. Fisher

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Pub Date 1 Mar 2016 | Archive Date 24 May 2016

Legend Press

Description

Shortlisted for the Amazon Rising Star Award

'The wartime mood evokes shades of Michael Chabon's Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay... A complex, well-crafted and absorbing debut that points to a promising future.' --Big Issue

When we first meet Bobby, he is a shy, 12-year-old magician who falls in love with his best friend.

William is consumed with self-hate and drinks to escape the memories of his father's sadness and his mother's death.

Myles is writing letters to a mother he has never met.

Three different people from three different times each explore the dark side of relationships, search for beauty in sadness and try to bear the burden of guilt from living in a world we are powerless to fix.

Shortlisted for the Amazon Rising Star Award

'The wartime mood evokes shades of Michael Chabon's Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay... A complex, well-crafted and absorbing debut that points to a...

A Note From the Publisher

C. J. Fisher is the real name of top UK book
vlogger Ophelia Dagger, who has over 30,000
subscribers on YouTube. She is a dynamic,
young female author with an active online
presence

When We Were Alive follows the perspectives
of three characters from different generations
struggling with what it means to truly live

Covers topical themes including mental health
and addiction

C. J. Fisher is the real name of top UK book
vlogger Ophelia Dagger, who has over 30,000
subscribers on YouTube. She is a dynamic,
young female author with an active online
presence

When We...